After meeting with Israel's Netanyahu, Trump said he'd heard Iran is trying to rebuild its nuclear program, "and if they are, we're going to have to knock them down."

Israel’s and Iran’s defenses are still vulnerable after the June war, so why is their leaders’ rhetoric so bellicose? The rationale for renewed hostilities still exists, but both governments also have an interest in deflecting dissent.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran is in a “full-scale war” with the US, Israel, and Europe, describing Western pressure as more complex than the Iran-Iraq war. US President Donald Trump rejected the claim,

President Donald Trump, meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, issued stark warnings to both Iran and Hamas.

Trump threatens U.S. intervention if Iran violently suppresses ongoing protests, escalating tensions after last year's 12-day war between Israel and Iran.

On Monday, Trump warned Iran against attempting to rebuild its nuclear program as he welcomed Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.

Protests against the regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are raging across Iran. Fuelled by economic distress, protestors are calling for the clerical regime to step down and restoration of the Shah's monarchy.

Netanyahu is expected to pitch President Trump on a plan to launch new strikes against Tehran at a high-stakes meeting Monday.